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How to Say "these ones" in Spanish

The Spanish word for “these ones” is “estas” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishA1
PronounA1
Replaces a feminine, plural noun
A person at a bakery pointing to a tray of croissants, choosing them over a tray of muffins next to it.

Examples

Hay muchas camisetas, pero me gustan estas.

There are many t-shirts, but I like these ones.

—¿Cuáles son tus llaves? —Estas.

—Which are your keys? —These.

No uses esas sillas, usa estas.

Don't use those chairs, use these.

Replacing a Noun

You use 'estas' as a pronoun to avoid saying a feminine, plural noun over again. It stands in for 'the things we are talking about'.

Using it with the noun

Mistake: “Prefiero estas las flores.”

Correction: Prefiero estas. OR Prefiero estas flores. 'Estas' either replaces the noun ('flores') or describes it, but it doesn't do both at the same time.

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